The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23
A Roy WHO WAS WILD.
Young White, o1 syracuse, Relates an
interesting Story Of Adventures.
From. the Ne,c York Mail aud Express.

# Syracuse. was sebt to sea because he was
+dae wild. From Melbourne Mr.. White
,ocoived a letter FROM the Captain stating his
CON had deserted and gone into the interior
- 1.-Two country Later Mr. White received
- sGorr letter from his boy saying he was in
MeIbourme, Months passed, and hearing
,o+hinp more, Mr.. White sent to the
American Consul to try and get scaS news
of his SON He received a reply that
Young man answering W mites description
lad died in the Melbourne Hospital OF ty
Mold fever The family have mourncd for
heir dead boy Last week they were sur
Drised by his return
Two dnys later, when White had been
home LONG enough to be allowed out of his
Parents sight Tor few moments, he was
net by a reporter, to whom he told
the story of his wanderingS. Seven year
400 when he was only nineteen,
IL WINS about as wild a boy as could be
found wandering about without keeper.
ttNy moor father tried everything to per-
shade me to keep straight" said White,
s.hnt ono morning when | returned from
Yale with an invitation in my pocket to
keen away from the college i'll the future,
tbo old Gentleman lost the last vestige of his
tnnrrr and decided to send me to sea. ]
did not much mind the prospect then, but if
had known all would have to go through
I think would have cut my throat before
started Arrangements were made for me
IN the shin Black Hawk, bound to Mel
hourne. Australia. | was to live in the
house with the carpenter and bOatswain,
and TO take my meals in the cabin at the
second table | did SO for two days, but at
the end of that time the Captain ordered me
IN 20 alOft and loosen the mainOyal. | had
NOT got over my scasickness, and the pros
ne,.t of climbing to that dizzy height was
hot nleasant. | started all the same ] had
never been OFF the deck, but ! had seen the
sailors I'D aloft, and it looked so easy that /
was quite sure could do it almost as well
as they. When reaced the top and found
had to crawl over it like fly | began to
weaken. To add to my troubles, as |
climbed higher the motion of the vessel
seemed to increase, and | felt awfully sick
looked down on deck to ask permission to
descend Ere | could do so | became dizzy
did not wait for any further excuse,
seized the first rope | saw and slid down.
The Captain was in towering passion. He
swore at me and dubbed me until he got
tired. and then said he would not have cabin
grub wasted in such a reckless way. |
could move into the forecaStle and see if |
could eat salt horse and hard bread 1t took
us 10 days to reach Melbourne, and my
life for that time was torment. Every
time went on deck l was given the dirti-
est kind Of work 1t was SO bad that |
made up my mind to run away as soon as
the ship got in port The first night we
made fast to the long pier at Sandridge l
slipped over the side with my best clothes
done up ina bundle and $50 which | had
brought from home in my pockets, and
started to walk the three miles to Melbourne.
BATTLE FOR LIFE.
'Iloafed around the Victoria Hotel the
first day reached Melbourne and got in
with a rather tough set Poker was pro-
posed in the evening, and | was done out of
every cent. l had paid days board in
advance, so went to bed and thought over
what should do. | decided to go to sea-
again. The next day returned to the same
clearinghouse keeper who had hidden me
away and told him wanted ship. He
soon procured me one going to Shanghai,
China. | was obliged to ship as an able sea-
man, but | thought they could not find
out how incompetent l was until we had got
TO sea, and then they could not throw me
overheard so | would get to China anyway.
The trip was not pleasant by any means.
The chief officer, in whose watch l was, took
dislike to me, and all the nasty jobs about
the ship fell 10 my share. The CAPTAIN was
trst-rate man, and did not allow any i'll
usage, so got off pretty well until after we
hadarriyed in Shanghai and the Captain had
gone on shore. Then the mate told me to so
aiOtt 1t was showing hard. i went up
with pair Of mittens on my hands, The
mate yelled at me to come down. AS my
foot touched the deck he struck me across
the eyes with piece of rope having an iron
ring on the end of it. l staggered to the
combings of the main hatch and dropped
there with my head buried i'll my hands,
lelt bucket of ice-cold water thrown over
me and heard the mates voice telling me to
get up. looked at him, and though al
most bind, could see his figure standing
over me with the same rope. In moment
the hatred which had been growing all the
months since we had left Australia seemed
10 rise IN me. drew a sheath knife from
my belt and made one lunge with it. l was
goo DIud 10 see where | was striking, but
felt the blade meet something soft and
4eafu a fearful groan and heavy fall.
livery thing seemed strange and indistinct
ABOUT me, but l seemed TO hear cries for the
ponce, and then | felt the men take hold of
Iiel drag me into the cabin and lock me in
!iVtle closet in an hour the Captain opened
Ine door and called me out. l could not see
INN very well, because | wes still nearly
pllld' Ills voice, | thought, was not harsh
as u might have BEEN He asked me why
nGq t1cd TO kill the mate, end when | had
IoIu MN he ordered me back into the closet.
saI there for hours wondering Il the mate
was dead. After dark tie steward came 10
me with supper He told me that tho maze
I rs moro scared at tic sight OF his own
u-oGd tnan hurt and advised uc to get cut-
"i4 flli; away. He gave me u few dollars,
oh4 SAD sanpan would De Under the bows
IN nal an hour. | suspected be was acting
~ ,He Captains orders, tut 1 thought 10
oe3t 10 ass no questions. tYhsn Tho time
oaL'e L!ed the door. ]: was unlocked,
az" iu "ith my saoes in my hand Crnwled
ahlous4 the cabin and out On dock. The
steward and one sailor were the only men in
Sgnt' ana they had their backs turned to
i i'ie III ah ostentatious way, 80 crept TO the
Tvs una gave a low whistle I heard the
pacific Oh an oar and slid down u convenient
,OPe until felt my leg seized and l was
,,,o INTO the sanpan. The boatman landed
i T'. ABOVE the city, and alone and ut night
5'ai yea on loot to tramp my way into the
,I't lor OF China with no idea where was
RrE! ahG only thinking of getting rs far
' o,., INC snip and the man had stabbed as
ly TOuu' " hen daylight came found my
~ II big r1ce-held. There were few
n ,liie,e cottages in sight, and TO them [
,',.'a ny way. With some difficulty got
iIln't ,nlng 70 eat and then asked the way to
% 1,1I now They understood tho word, and
TI'UMou me hyroad leading in the direction
i++"lpuSed Ian kow 10 be. For eight days
iU|3{gicd alcng the road, sometimes fol-
t"ol by a mob Of young Chinese and some
w. ,N Stolcd AID pelted with mud, but al
,'ls eSc:linS nm immense interest and GU
m,.', lhen came to the city, and found
MY aSain among English-spealung peo-